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package org.apache.hama.bsp.sync;

import org.apache.hama.HamaConfiguration;

public abstract class BSPMasterSyncClient implements MasterSyncClient {

  /**
   * Initialize the Synchronization client.
   * 
   * @param conf The configuration parameters to initialize the client.
   */
  public abstract void init(HamaConfiguration conf);

  /**
   * Clears all information stored.
   */
  public abstract void clear();

  /**
   * Register a newly added job
   * 
   * @param string
   */
  public abstract void registerJob(String string);

  /**
   * Deregister the job from the system.
   * 
   * @param string
   */
  public abstract void deregisterJob(String string);

  /**
   * Closes the client.
   */
  public abstract void close();

}
